"Investigating a mysterious explosion in the Florida Everglades, a crop-duster named Bill discovers a lone crate that survived the wreckage. Curiosity gets the better of him and he pulls the crate unto his airboat. That's just the first in a series of decisions he learns to regret."

Marianna Raskin's graduation film from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design tells the bitter-sweet (and true) story of Wojtek, a bear adopted by a group of Polish soldiers during the Second World War.

Prices range from £290 for a 'Bob' beanie adorned with a yellow & blue pom-pom with googly-eyes and spiky hair to £505 for a more elaborate 'Stuart, Kevin & Bob' headband featuring a Swarovski crystal half-face veil and yellow & blue pom-pom likenesses of the trio.

Emanuele Kabu co-directed (alongside Robin Washburn) and animated this remarkable music video for the Helio Sequence and their track 'Battle Lines', out now on Sub Pop Records.

Typical of Emanuele's recent output, and his previous collaboration with the Helio Sequence, the video combines a dazzling array of animation techniques. Filtered live footage, hand-drawn animation and stop motion amalgamate into an impressively coherent whole.

This animation, alongside a number of other works, will be presented at the Be Street Weeknd in Los Angeles on July 25th/26th 2015 and in Paris on October 3rd/4th 2015. This unique experience is going to be amazing, with an interactive and original scenography for the perfect immersion into this subversive version of Springfield!

We love seeing a good Simpsons inspired sew-on patch, a new one seems to crop up on Instagram every couple of days. Here is a round-up of the latest and greatest creations finding their way into existence.

Elior Ziegelwax's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design 2015 graduation film, tells the story of young writer struggling with manic depression and the love-hate relationship he has with his partner's Pit Bull hybrid, Pavlov.

Fifty Shades of Spray is an independent zine and brand, which focuses on the use of individual colours in graffiti and illustration.

Launching in March 2015 with the 'Blue' issue, Fifty Shades Of Spray quickly followed it up with the 'High Grade Green' issue at the end of June. This second issue has also been accompanied by a limited edition T-shirt designed by Ermsy. The tee features a stoned out Goofy spraying the globe a suitably bilious green.

The screen printed, 100% cotton T-shirt is available in small, medium, large and extra large in very limited quantities via the Fifty Shades Of Spray online store, priced £25.00!

Each video is presented as a virtual catwalk staring elegant digital heroines and the 'Prada Raw' eyewear collection, with the individual styles and ideas of the illustrators and animators giving a unique quality to each of the six films. Wong Ping's multi-coloured standout response hints at a slightly uneasy voyeuristic narrative in which the protagonist is admired from afar.

Set to the new Sage Francis track 'ID Thieves,' Aaron Lampert single-handedly animated this accompanying futuristically-dystopian world, populated by a sinister race of face-stealing robots!

With more than a hint of 'Akira', 'Ghost In The Shell' and 'Blade Runner,' the resulting music video is a fully realised triumph of the sci-fi genre. It also helps that Sage Francis' robust figure and stoic demeanor enables him to cut a pretty convincing portrayal as a robot-ass-kicking protagonist.

"In the days of old, deep in the dredges of the "Do the Bartman" VHS, there was a trailer...

In partnership with Chicken Tonight, Butterfinger, and CC Lemon, the early 90s execs of Fox and Toho made an animated short. An attempt to appeal to American consumers without having to spend a lot of money. Until a changing of the guard decided the kids needed more Poochie and it was lost...until today."

The 'Bartkira' trailer is an animated parody mash-up of 'The Simpsons' and 'Akira' based on an idea conceived by Ryan Humphrey. The original 'Bartkira' comic can still be purchased in Ryan's online store. The concept has since been expanded upon, with James Harvey curating the contributions of 100's of artist to recreate the 'Akira' graphic novel in full!

In association with the comic, producer Kaitlin Sullivan pitched the idea of an accompanying animated trailer. Collaborating with over fifty animation artists finally resulted in the spectacular 'Bartkira' trailer you see below.

"Amaro & Walden are the best of friends but couldn't care less about each other's safety. Follow them burning around town acting like they’re top dons in a music video." - The Line

Undoubtedly inspired by the virtual band Gorillaz and the four animated characters created by Jamie Hewlett, Amaro and Walden draw many visual and characteristic parallels. The protagonists are similarly composited into the real-world footage, striking the right balance between believably sitting in their live environments whilst equally celebrating their hand-drawn aesthetic. Also, their antisocial lads-on-tour attitude, as they race around blasting out grimey drum 'n' bass and harassing the entirely of London (including pissing off Suggs,) rings true to the Gorillaz chaotic lifestyle.

Regardless of any similarities 'Amaro and Walden's Joyride' is a truly amazing piece of animation from one of our favourite independent studios, and hopefully not the last we've seen of this anarchic duo!

Espelite created all the visuals over the course of four months using the open source GC software Blender. It's undeniably impressive for an individual and arguably more enjoyable than, the now shelved, Genndy-helmed 'Popeye' teaser revealed last year. Just imagine what a CG studio like Sony Pictures Animation, filled with hundreds of artists, could achieve with 'Samurai Jack.'

Gustavo Almenara animated this music video for jazz quartet METISMATIC and their new track 'Shapes.' The track is taken from their latest album titled 'Bad Safari,' which can be listen to on Soundcloud here: METISMATIC & Guests - Bad Safari

Parisian animation collective CRCR have directed this, mostly live-action, music video set in a typically boisterous English boozer. Aptly created to accompany the raucous music of Drenge, and their track 'I Want To Break You In Half,' the reverse narrative video starts as the dust settles and then ingeniously plays out to reveal the pretext of the bar brawl.

In brief flashes of animation CRCR strip back layers of flesh to reveal the impact of rib-shattering, skull-cracking, bone-snapping blows.

California-based custom skateboard builders SHAKASTICS have teamed-up with Japanese artist Ken Kagami and his fantastically irreverent illustration work. The chosen graphic is a shameless doodle of Bart Simpson with the profile of a skateboard forming his eyes.

The SHAKASTICS x Ken Kagami collaboration includes four deck variants (90's Football Shape 8.5" and Popsicle Shape available in 8.25", 8.38" and 8.5".) A T-shirt available in three colour variants, and a very limited 6 panel cap made in conjunction with The Hatsmith. The limited nature of SHAKASTICS releases means many of these items have already sold out! Grab what you want via their online store whilst you still can.

Also check out the excellent 'Bartworks' zine published as a co-production between Kagami, Swiss publishing house Nieves and Hungarian art publisher Innen.

Judie So aka WOLVES&OWLS is a Sydney-based freelance illustrator with a focus on creating predominantly monochromatic artworks showcasing her delicately intricate line work and characters with a sense of nostalgia & curiosity.

As part of an ongoing personal project the SMPSNS collects a series of Simpsons inspired illustrations featuring obscure characters, memorable quotes, ink brush writing and a tattoo flash aesthetic. As an outlet for these drawings Judie has published the 'Hidden Pirate Island' zine, a reference to a quote from season 11 episode 'The Mansion Family', compiling a selection of the best.

Youth Experimental Studio (YES) a multidisciplinary graphic design studio based in Lima, Perú are behind this superbly animated music video for the track 'Hickory' by Kool A.D. The rotoscoped video, animated and edited by Muriel Holguín, features colourful and painterly illustrations from herself alongside Paulo Novoa and Delphine Lejeune.

The track, featuring Talib Kweli & Boots Riley, is taken from the new Kool A.D. album 'Word O.K.'